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Police report

The Hot Springs Village Police Department’s week began with continuing storm-related issues and included a variety of domestic and civil issues.

Officers responded to 22 medical-assist calls, 14 of which resulted in residents being taken to area healthcare facilities by LifeNet EMS.

Assists to external law-enforcement agencies included helping the Arkansas State Police track down a Village resident believed to be driving under the influence, serving a summons for the Garland County Sheriff’s Department and responding to a business alarm on behalf of the Saline County Sheriff’s Department.

Police also executed an arrest warrant for harassing communications issued from Garland County.

Multiple welfare checks were requested by relatives. Residents were found to be well.

Officers supported the coroner in the death of a resident and provided assistance to the family.

Officers responded to multiple animal complaints including barking dogs, a snake, a hawk and goose.

May 31

A downed tree on Badalona Circle was cleared.

An errant boat was located. No contact was made with the owner. The boat was secured pending Arkansas Game and Fish officer inspection.

Parking at an Encantado Subdivision estate sale was corrected.

An officer opened a van for a resident, who lost the keys two years ago.

Officers and residents worked together to retrieve and return a boat, which floated away from its dock.

June 1

A Zarpa way resident reported water flowing over the roadway. An officer found the road passable but informed public works of possible problems with a drainage culvert.

People reported standing in a church parking lot were not located.

An inordinate amount of police resources were again dedicated to Galicia Lane. This week police learned of an unknown person sitting at a desk, the unwanted use of a stun gun, the sudden reappearance of household items previously donated to a local charity and many people talking outside. In each case, police repeatedly responded finding nothing unusual.

June 2

An officer on patrol fixed problems at the Danville gate.

A Tiburon Way resident reported that bolts on a street-repair plate flattened his tire. The resident was referred to the POA after the officer confirmed the bolts.

A resident turned in a bag full of tools found while walking in front of an unoccupied home in the neighborhood. The resident was told to call if she witnessed suspicious activity.

Officers responded in less than three minutes to an external bank alarm. Though they could hear the alarm, the bank was secure. A bank representative corrected the alarm.

Multiple gunshots reported in the vicinity of Lanzar Drive were not located.

A public relations officer denied entry to a woman at the east gate who lacked proper credentials. A family member of the woman performed the correct procedure and the woman was admitted.

June 3

A vehicle reportedly blocking Cortez Road was learned to belong a newspaper carrier whose car had broken down. An officer provided traffic safety until a wrecker could retrieve the vehicle.

A home buyer reported breaking and entering of his home to a Realtor. Police found no evidence of the claim.

Officers intervened in a Plana Place domestic disturbance where multiple accusations of past and current threats were stated. Officers kept the peace while the woman of the home left.

A Gerante Way resident reported hearing what sounded like a transformer explosion. Power in the immediate area was learned to be out and the electric company was notified.

Children were again reported playing in the Balboa Lake spillway creek. No children were located.

June 4

A vehicle was reported parked in front of a home. Police learned a man was contracted to cut tree limbs on an adjoining property. He gladly moved his truck.

A resident chose to block a tailgater at Balboa gate, which tied up traffic at the gate. The tailgater’s identity was confirmed. The tailgater was told not to violate the gate and the resident told not to block traffic.

Reported brush dumping on common property on Encantado Trail was corrected by an officer and the brush removed.

An officer assisted a disabled vehicle on DeSoto Boulevard.

Assistance was provided to a homeowner in serving a notice to quit to his renters.

Officers assisted the fire department at a small grass fire.

An Encantado Lane resident complained that children were playing in the street. The children’s mother was located and told not to allow children to play in the street.

An officer responded in less than four minutes to a Hartura Way home alarm. The home was found secure during a security inspection.

An officer responded in less than eight minutes to an Adoracion Place home alarm, learning that the alarm had been mistakenly set off by the owner.

Multiple officers searched for a reported erratic driver on DeSoto Boulevard. The described vehicle was not located.

An officer made a traffic stop for failure to stop at the Calella Road stop sign. The driver received multiple citations to include driving without a valid driver’s license. The vehicle was turned over to a family member.

An investigation into harassing text messages from a man to a woman was initiated.

An officer performed a traffic stop for violation of the Calella Road stop sign. A check of the woman’s license initially indicated the woman had an outstanding warrant in Garland County for passing a school bus. The woman vehemently denied the accusation, said she was being discriminated against and that she was going to speak to the officer’s supervisor. A second check revealed that woman did not have an active warrant from Garland County. The officer apologized and provided his identification to the woman but reminded her of the original reason for the stop – violating a stop sign. In the interim, it was learned that the woman did, in fact, have an outstanding warrant for passing a school bus, but in Clinton, Ark., not Garland County.

Officers responded to multiple calls from residents of Rota Lane of a woman screaming outside. While en route, officers received a call from a Hot Springs woman that a break-in was in progress at the Rota Lane home. Upon arrival, officers found no evidence of a break-in. They found an apparently inebriated woman screaming because her microwave wouldn’t shut off and she wanted to go to bed. The woman said her phone wasn’t working so she went outside and screamed. Officers helped her charge her cell phone, checked her landline phone and also checked the microwave, which they found unplugged. A friend came to stay with the woman and confirmed the likelihood of excessive alcohol.

A woman trying to chase a snake from her garage disabled the door. An officer fixed the garage door after confirming the snake was gone.

June 6

The Cortez gate was found inoperable. An officer confirmed that the information technology department was working the issue.

A La Vista Lane resident reported a black truck struck neighborhood mailboxes. The complainant would not make contact with the responding officer, though the officer did find damaged mailboxes. The incident is under further investigation.

Residents complained of an hour-long argument coming from next door. A responding officer learned that the “argument” was a hearing impaired man having difficulty with his hearing aid while talking on the phone.

A public relations officer confiscated a POA card belonging to woman but being used by a man. The two reported to be siblings and had significantly different stories about the card. The card was passed to the chief of police.

An out-of-town resident reported that neighbors told him a car was parked at his home. An officer located the car’s owner who said she “saw no harm” parking her car there since the owners were gone. The car was moved.

A west gate public relations officer received a call from a distraught woman who demanded her daughters not be allowed entry to the Village. The woman claimed her daughters were taking items from the home of a recently deceased grandmother. The woman was told the matter was a civil issue but to call if they returned and that additional patrolling would be assigned.

A reported car alarm in Valencia Courts was neither heard nor located by a responding officer.